Kikkawa You

Kikkawa You (吉川友), born on May 1, 1992 in Ibaraki (Japan), is a Japanese idol, singer and actress.

Her nickname is Kikka (きっか).

Biography / History

Kikkawa You participated in the Morning Musume 8th generation audition in 2006. She was a finalist. Only Mitsui Aika was chosen to join the idol group.

However, Kikkawa You was selected by Tsunku♂ to join Hello! Project in April 2007.

She was a member of Hello! Pro Egg (2007 – 2010) and Milky Way (2008 – 2009) along with Kusumi Koharu and Kitahara Sayaka.

Kikka voiced a character in the anime series Kirarin Revolution (きらりん☆レボリューション).

After leaving Hello! Project, she announced that she was going to pursue her career as a solo singer. She signed under Universal Music label.

The movie Kikkake wa You! (きっかけはYou！) was released in theaters in April 2011. It was a fake documentary on Kikkawa You’s debut. The title is a word play between her name and the Japanese sentence that may be translated as “this is your chance”.

The film aimed to promote her 1st single released in May 2011.

In October 2011, Kikkawa You was starring in the movie Cheerfu11y along with some members of Canary Club, Passpo☆, The Possible and Up Up Girls (Kari). The theme song for the movie is her 2nd single Hapirapi ~Sunrise~ (ハピラピ ～Sunrise～).

She also appeared in the drama Suugaku Joshi Gakuen (数学♥女子学園) along with Morning Musume, Berryz Kobo, °C-ute, S/mileage and Mano Erina. The drama was broadcast between January and March 2012 on Nippon Television (日本テレビ).

Her 5th single Darling to Madonna (ダーリンとマドンナ), released in September 2012, is the ending theme song for the anime Sengoku Collection (戦国コレクション).

Kikkawa You participated in Anime Weekend Atlanta (AWA) in USA in September 2012, and then in Japan Expo Centre in France and in Japan Expo Belgium in Belgium in October – November 2012.

Her cover album Vocalist? (ボカリスト？) was released in November 2012. Kikka performs covers of idol songs from the 80s to the 2000s.